Departmental Staff Training

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2017

Tuesday, 7 November 2017

Ceisteanna (1109)

Niall Collins

Ceist:

1109. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the protocol for attendance by staff, both civil servants and political non-civil servants, to continuing professional development programmes and courses; the number of staff, both civil servants and political non-civil servants, in her Department who participated in such programmes on an annual basis in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the costs incurred by her Department for persons who participated in these courses; the providers of all such courses; the subject areas of all courses and programmes provided, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46054/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

My Department supports staff to continue their professional development in their chosen profession through payment of fees to attend various courses and programmes and also payment of subscription and membership fees to the relevant professional bodies.

Details of continuous professional development costs from 2011 to date are set out in the following table:

Year	No. of civil servants	No. of political non civil servants	Costs incurred by Department	Subject area of courses and programmes	Providers of courses and programmes
2011	0	0	0	0	0
2012	0	0	0	0	0
2013	2	0	€430.00	Accountancy Audit	Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Institute of Public Administration ( IPA)
2014	4	0	€9140.84	Social Work Finance Legal Audit	British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN) Public Affairs Ireland (PAI) Institute of Public Administration ( IPA) Law Society of Ireland Ashville Media Group
2015	8	0	€8551.78	Social Work Accountancy Legal Audit	British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN) Health & Social Care Professionals Council (CORU) Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) The Institute of Certified of Public Accountants (CPA) Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Kings Inn Law Society of Ireland Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Training Ltd Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development LTD (ACJRD) Institute of Public Administration ( IPA) ERA Academy of European Law
2016	8	0	€5431.81	Social Work Accountancy Legal Audit	Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Training Ltd The Bessborough Centre Health & Social Care Professionals Council (CORU) Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) International Society for the Prevention of Child and Neglect (ISPCAN) British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN) Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Training Ltd University College Dublin Law Society of Ireland ERA Academy of European Law International Compliance Professionals Association (ICPA) Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Social Research Association Cantwell Media Group
2017	7	0	€10,747.70	Social Work Accountancy Legal Audit Finance	Conference Partners Ltd PDP Conferences Falconbury Barnardos Guardian Ad Litem Service Health & Social Care Professionals Council (CORU) CMJ Professional Training Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors Institute of Public Administration ( IPA) Law Society of Ireland ERA Academy of European Law Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) CPD Accountancy Training